Saying the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was entirely preventable, the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday detailed breakdowns both on board the Dali container ship that crashed into it and a lack of a warning system that could have alerted the construction workers to drive to safety rather than plunge to their deaths on March 26, 2024.

“This tragedy should never have occurred. Lives should never have been lost,” Jennifer Homendy, the NTSB chairperson, said before she and board members heard from staff who investigated the calamity that led to six workers’ deaths. “As with all accidents that we investigate, this was preventable.”

NTSB staff said they discovered a loose signal wire that created “a precarious electrical connection” and led to the first o

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